Hated by God, full of pride, without respect, full of loud talk, given to evil inventions, not honouring father or mother,

In the belief that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those in the dark,

In no way: but let God be true, though every man is seen to be untrue; as it is said in the Writings, That your words may be seen to be true, and you may be seen to be right when you are judged.

Let us not do evil so that good may come (a statement which we are falsely said by some to have made), because such behaviour will have its right punishment.

Whom God has put forward as the sign of his mercy, through faith, by his blood, to make clear his righteousness when, in his pity, God let the sins of earlier times go without punishment;

For which reason, because we have righteousness through faith, let us be at peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

Through whom, in the same way, we have been able by faith to come to this grace in which we now are; and let us have joy in hope of the glory of God.

And not only so, but let us have joy in our troubles: in the knowledge that trouble gives us the power of waiting;

For this cause do not let sin be ruling in your body which is under the power of death, so that you give way to its desires;

What then? are we to go on in sin because we are not under law but under grace? Let it not be so.

What may we say then? is God not upright? let it not be said.

What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:

So I say, Has God put his people on one side? Let there be no such thought. For I am of Israel, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.

And David says, Let their table be made a net for taking them, and a stone in their way, and a punishment:

Let their eyes be made dark so that they may not see, and let their back be bent down at all times.

For God has let them all go against his orders, so that he might have mercy on them all.

And let not your behaviour be like that of this world, but be changed and made new in mind, so that by experience you may have knowledge of the good and pleasing and complete purpose of God.

And having different qualities by reason of the grace given to us, such as the quality of a prophet, let it be made use of in relation to the measure of our faith;

Or the position of a Deacon of the church, let a man give himself to it; or he who has the power of teaching, let him make use of it;

He who has the power of comforting, let him do so; he who gives, let him give freely; he who has the power of ruling, let him do it with a serious mind; he who has mercy on others, let it be with joy.

Let love be without deceit. Be haters of what is evil; keep your minds fixed on what is good.

Do not give evil for evil to any man. Let all your business be well ordered in the eyes of all men.

Do not let evil overcome you, but overcome evil by good.

Let everyone put himself under the authority of the higher powers, because there is no power which is not of God, and all powers are ordered by God.

The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,

Let not him who takes food have a low opinion of him who does not: and let not him who does not take food be a judge of him who does; for he has God's approval.

This man puts one day before another: to that man they are the same. Let every man be certain in his mind.

Then let us not be judges of one another any longer: but keep this in mind, that no man is to make it hard for his brother, or give him cause for doubting.

And if because of food your brother is troubled, then you are no longer going on in the way of love. Do not let your food be destruction to him for whom Christ went into death.

Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:

So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

Do not let the work of God come to nothing on account of food. All things are certainly clean; but it is evil for that man who by taking food makes it hard for another.

Let every one of us give pleasure to his neighbour for his good, to make him strong.

And again, Give praise to the Lord, all you Gentiles; and let all the nations give praise to him.

Now to him who is able to make you strong in agreement with the good news which I gave you and the preaching of Jesus Christ, in the light of the revelation of that secret which has been kept through times eternal,